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Bremed Electric Heating Pad Europlug Power Plug Outlet Socket Type C

  • commonly used in Europe, South America & Asia
  • 2 pins
  • not grounded
  • 2.5 A
  • almost always 220 – 240 V (which is same as our electric heat pack voltage)
  • socket compatible with plug type C

Type C is used in all countries of Europe except the United Kingdom, Ireland, Cyprus and Malta (see list below).

Type C is probably the single most widely used international plug.

This two-wire plug is ungrounded and has two round prongs. It is popularly known as the Europlug which is described in CEE 7/16. The plug has two 4 mm round pins, measuring 19 mm in length on centres spaced 18.6 mm apart at the base and 17.5 mm apart at the tip. The two pins have 10 mm long insulated sleeves.

They converge slightly, but they are relatively flexible which allows the plug to mate with any socket that accepts 4.0 – 4.8 mm round contacts on 17.5 – 19 mm centres. The plug is generally limited for use in class II applications that require 2.5 amps or less.

It is, of course, unpolarised.

It is commonly used in all countries of Europe except in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Cyprus and Malta. It is also used in various parts of the developing world. Whereas type C plugs are very commonly used, this is not the case for type C sockets.

Our bremed electric heat pack power plug is the 2 pin Europlug type C that fits perfectly to type E, F, J, K or N:

If you stay in Malaysia or Singapore (I stay in Singapore), our power plugs are type G:

It's ok, you can use a simple adaptor to help plug in or even plug in directly with help of a 2 pin plastic adaptor - and you're good to go =)

Means that if your country is listed here, you can use our electrical heat packs to help your back pains (see our list of benefits here)

Country / state / territory, Single-phase voltage (volts), Frequency (hertz), Plug type

  1. Abu Dhabi (capital of the United Arab Emirates)     230 V     50 Hz     G
  2. Afghanistan     220 V     50 Hz     C / F
  3. Albania     230 V     50 Hz     C / F
  4. Algeria     230 V     50 Hz     C / F
  5. Andorra     230 V     50 Hz     C / F
  6. Angola     220 V     50 Hz     C
  7. Antigua and Barbuda     230 V     60 Hz     A / B
  8. Argentina     220 V     50 Hz     I
  9. Armenia     230 V     50 Hz     C / F
  10. Australia     230 V     50 Hz     I
  11. Austria     230 V     50 Hz     C / F
  12. Azerbaijan     220 V     50 Hz     C / F
  13. Azores     230 V     50 Hz     B / C / F
  14. Bahrain     230 V     50 Hz     G
  15. Balearic Islands     230 V     50 Hz     C / F
  16. Bangladesh     220 V     50 Hz     A / C / D / G / K
  17. Belarus     220 V     50 Hz     C / F
  18. Belgium     230 V     50 Hz     C / E
  19. Belize     110 V / 220 V     60 Hz     A / B / G
  20. Benin     220 V     50 Hz     C / E
  21. Bhutan     230 V     50 Hz     C / D / G
  22. Bolivia     230 V     50 Hz     A / C
  23. Bosnia & Herzegovina     230 V     50 Hz     C / F
  24. Botswana     230 V     50 Hz     D / G
  25. Brazil     127 V / 220 V     60 Hz     C / N
  26. Brunei     240 V     50 Hz     G
  27. Bulgaria     230 V     50 Hz     C / F
  28. Burkina Faso     220 V     50 Hz     C / E
  29. Burma (officially Myanmar)     230 V     50 Hz     A / C / D / G / I
  30. Burundi     220 V     50 Hz     C / E
  31. Cambodia     230 V     50 Hz     A / C / G
  32. Cameroon     220 V     50 Hz     C / E
  33. Canary Islands     230 V     50 Hz     C / E / F
  34. Cape Verde (in Portuguese: Cabo Verde)     230 V     50 Hz     C / F
  35. Central African Republic     220 V     50 Hz     C / E
  36. Chad     220 V     50 Hz     C / D / E / F
  37. Channel Islands (Guernsey & Jersey)     230 V     50 Hz     C / G
  38. Chile     220 V     50 Hz     C / L
  39. China, People’s Republic of     220 V     50 Hz     A / C / I
  40. Christmas Island     230 V     50 Hz     I
  41. Cocos (Keeling) Islands     230 V     50 Hz     I
  42. Comoros     220 V     50 Hz     C / E
  43. Congo, Democratic Republic of the (Congo-Kinshasa)     220 V     50 Hz     C / D / E
  44. Congo, Republic of the (Congo-Brazzaville)     230 V     50 Hz     C / E
  45. Cook Islands     240 V     50 Hz     I
  46. Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)     220 V     50 Hz     C / E
  47. Croatia     230 V     50 Hz     C / F
  48. Cyprus     230 V     50 Hz     G
  49. Cyprus, North (unrecognised, self-declared state)     230 V     50 Hz     G
  50. Czechia (Czech Republic)     230 V     50 Hz     C / E
  51. Denmark     230 V     50 Hz     C / E / F / K
  52. Djibouti     220 V     50 Hz     C / E
  53. Dominica     230 V     50 Hz     D / G
  54. Dubai (largest city in the United Arab Emirates)     230 V     50 Hz     G
  55. East Timor (Timor-Leste)     220 V     50 Hz     C / E / F / I
  56. Egypt     220 V     50 Hz     C / F
  57. El Salvador     120 V     60 Hz     A / B
  58. England     230 V     50 Hz     G
  59. Equatorial Guinea     220 V     50 Hz     C / E
  60. Eritrea     230 V     50 Hz     C / L
  61. Estonia     230 V     50 Hz     C / F
  62. Ethiopia     220 V     50 Hz     C / F / G
  63. Faeroe Islands     230 V     50 Hz     C / E / F / K
  64. Falkland Islands     240 V     50 Hz     G
  65. Fiji     240 V     50 Hz     I
  66. Finland     230 V     50 Hz     C / F
  67. France     230 V     50 Hz     C / E
  68. French Guiana     220 V     50 Hz     C / D / E
  69. Gabon (Gabonese Republic)     220 V     50 Hz     C
  70. Gambia     230 V     50 Hz     G
  71. Gaza Strip (Gaza)     230 V     50 Hz     C / H
  72. Georgia     220 V     50 Hz     C / F
  73. Germany     230 V     50 Hz     C / F
  74. Ghana     230 V     50 Hz     D / G
  75. Gibraltar     230 V     50 Hz     G
  76. Great Britain (GB)     230 V     50 Hz     G
  77. Greece     230 V     50 Hz     C / F
  78. Greenland     230 V     50 Hz     C / E / F / K
  79. Grenada     230 V     50 Hz     G
  80. Guadeloupe     230 V     50 Hz     C / E
  81. Guinea     220 V     50 Hz     C / F / K
  82. Guinea-Bissau     220 V     50 Hz     C
  83. Holland (officially the Netherlands)     230 V     50 Hz     C / F
  84. Hong Kong     220 V     50 Hz     G
  85. Hungary     230 V     50 Hz     C / F
  86. Iceland     230 V     50 Hz     C / F
  87. India     230 V     50 Hz     C / D / M
  88. Indonesia     230 V     50 Hz     C / F
  89. Iran     230 V     50 Hz     C / F
  90. Iraq     230 V     50 Hz     C / D / G
  91. Ireland (Eire)     230 V     50 Hz     G
  92. Ireland, Northern     230 V     50 Hz     G
  93. Isle of Man     230 V     50 Hz     C / G
  94. Israel     230 V     50 Hz     C / H
  95. Italy     230 V     50 Hz     C / F / L
  96. Japan     100 V     50 Hz / 60 Hz     A / B
  97. Jordan     230 V     50 Hz     C / D / F / G / J
  98. Kazakhstan     220 V     50 Hz     C / F
  99. Kenya     240 V     50 Hz     G
  100. Kiribati     240 V     50 Hz     I
  101. Korea, North     220 V     50 Hz     C
  102. Korea, South     220 V     60 Hz     F
  103. Kosovo     230 V     50 Hz     C / F
  104. Kuwait     240 V     50 Hz     G
  105. Kyrgyzstan     220 V     50 Hz     C / F
  106. Laos     230 V     50 Hz     A / B / C / E / F
  107. Latvia     230 V     50 Hz     C / F
  108. Lebanon     230 V     50 Hz     C / D / G
  109. Lesotho     220 V     50 Hz     M
  110. Libya     230 V     50 Hz     C / L
  111. Liechtenstein     230 V     50 Hz     C / J
  112. Lithuania     230 V     50 Hz     C / F
  113. Luxembourg     230 V     50 Hz     C / F
  114. Macau     220 V     50 Hz     G
  115. Macedonia, Republic 230 V     50 Hz     C / F
  116. Madagascar     220 V     50 Hz     C / E
  117. Madeira     230 V     50 Hz     C / F
  118. Malawi     230 V     50 Hz     G
  119. Malaysia     240 V     50 Hz     G
  120. Maldives     230 V     50 Hz     C / D / G / J / K / L
  121. Mali     220 V     50 Hz     C / E
  122. Malta     230 V     50 Hz     G
  123. Marshall Islands     120 V     60 Hz     A / B
  124. Martinique     220 V     50 Hz     C / D / E
  125. Mauritania     220 V     50 Hz     C
  126. Mauritius     230 V     50 Hz     C / G
  127. Mayotte     230 V     50 Hz     C / E
  128. Micronesia, Federated States of     120 V     60 Hz     A / B
  129. Moldova     230 V     50 Hz     C / F
  130. Monaco     230 V     50 Hz     C / E / F
  131. Mongolia     230 V     50 Hz     C / E
  132. Montenegro     230 V     50 Hz     C / F
  133. Montserrat     230 V     60 Hz     A / B
  134. Morocco     220 V     50 Hz     C / E
  135. Mozambique     220 V     50 Hz     C / F / M
  136. Myanmar (formerly Burma)     230 V     50 Hz     A / C / D / G / I
  137. Namibia     220 V     50 Hz     D / M
  138. Nauru     240 V     50 Hz     I
  139. Nepal     230 V     50 Hz     C / D / M
  140. Netherlands     230 V     50 Hz     C / F
  141. New Caledonia     220 V     50 Hz     C / F
  142. New Zealand     230 V     50 Hz     I
  143. Niger     220 V     50 Hz     C / D / E / F
  144. Nigeria     230 V     50 Hz     D / G
  145. Niue     230 V     50 Hz     I
  146. Norfolk Island     230 V     50 Hz     I
  147. North Cyprus (unrecognised, self-declared state)     230 V     50 Hz     G
  148. Northern Ireland     230 V     50 Hz     G
  149. North Korea     220 V     50 Hz     C
  150. Norway     230 V     50 Hz     C / F
  151. Oman     240 V     50 Hz     G
  152. Pakistan     230 V     50 Hz     C / D
  153. Palestine     230 V     50 Hz     C / H
  154. Papua New Guinea     240 V     50 Hz     I
  155. Paraguay     220 V     50 Hz     C
  156. Peru     220 V     60 Hz     A / C
  157. Philippines     220 V     60 Hz     A / B / C
  158. Pitcairn Islands     230 V     50 Hz     I
  159. Poland     230 V     50 Hz     C / E
  160. Portugal     230 V     50 Hz     C / F
  161. Qatar     240 V     50 Hz     G
  162. Réunion     230 V     50 Hz     C / E
  163. Romania     230 V     50 Hz     C / F
  164. Russia (officially the Russian Federation)     220 V     50 Hz     C / F
  165. Rwanda     230 V     50 Hz     C / J
  166. Saint Barthélemy (informally referred as Saint Barth’s or Saint Barts)     230 V     60 Hz     C / E
  167. Saint Kitts and Nevis (officially the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis)     230 V     60 Hz     D / G
  168. Saint Lucia     230 V     50 Hz     G
  169. Saint Martin     220 V     60 Hz     C / E
  170. Saint Helena     230 V     50 Hz     G
  171. Samoa     230 V     50 Hz     I
  172. San Marino     230 V     50 Hz     C / F / L
  173. São Tomé and Príncipe     230 V     50 Hz     C / F
  174. Saudi Arabia     220 V     60 Hz     G
  175. Scotland     230 V     50 Hz     G
  176. Senegal     230 V     50 Hz     C / D / E / K
  177. Serbia     230 V     50 Hz     C / F
  178. Seychelles     240 V     50 Hz     G
  179. Sierra Leone     230 V     50 Hz     D / G
  180. Singapore     230 V     50 Hz     G
  181. Slovakia     230 V     50 Hz     C / E
  182. Slovenia     230 V     50 Hz     C / F
  183. Solomon Islands     230 V     50 Hz     G / I
  184. Somalia     220 V     50 Hz     C
  185. Somaliland     220 V     50 Hz     G
  186. South Africa     230 V     50 Hz     C / M / N (still rare)
  187. South Korea     220 V     60 Hz     F
  188. South Sudan     230 V     50 Hz     C / D
  189. Spain     230 V     50 Hz     C / F
  190. Sri Lanka     230 V     50 Hz     D / G
  191. Sudan     230 V     50 Hz     C / D
  192. Suriname     127 V / 220 V     60 Hz     A / B / C / F
  193. Swaziland     230 V     50 Hz     M
  194. Sweden     230 V     50 Hz     C / F
  195. Switzerland     230 V     50 Hz     C / J
  196. Syria     220 V     50 Hz     C / E / L
  197. Tahiti     220 V     50 Hz / 60 Hz     C / E
  198. Tajikistan     220 V     50 Hz     C / F
  199. Tanzania     230 V     50 Hz     D / G
  200. Thailand     230 V     50 Hz     A / B / C / O
  201. Togo     220 V     50 Hz     C
  202. Tokelau     230 V     50 Hz     I
  203. Tonga     240 V     50 Hz     I
  204. Tunisia     230 V     50 Hz     C / E
  205. Turkey     230 V     50 Hz     C / F
  206. Turkmenistan     220 V     50 Hz     C / F
  207. Tuvalu     230 V     50 Hz     I
  208. Uganda     240 V     50 Hz     G
  209. Ukraine     230 V     50 Hz     C / F
  210. United Arab Emirates (UAE)     230 V     50 Hz     G
  211. United Kingdom (UK)     230 V     50 Hz     G
  212. Uruguay     220 V     50 Hz     C / F / L
  213. Uzbekistan     220 V     50 Hz     C / F
  214. Vanuatu     230 V     50 Hz     I
  215. Vatican City     230 V     50 Hz     C / F / L
  216. Vietnam     220 V     50 Hz     A / B / C
  217. Wales     230 V     50 Hz     G
  218. Western Sahara     220 V     50 Hz     C / E
  219. Yemen     230 V     50 Hz     A / D / G
  220. Zambia     230 V     50 Hz     C / D / G
  221. Zimbabwe     240 V     50 Hz     D / G